Information & Decision Sciences Interview Questions

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Below are sample Information & Decision Sciences interview questions.

-Tell us about your qualifications for this position?
-Tell us about your experience in working on a team of technical and non-technical employees?
-What are the three constraints on a project?
-A number of users continue to have difficulty in using a new application. The number of help calls is far and above the average for all other users. How would you address this problem? What is workflow?
-How would you compare the use of a mainframe system versus a personal computer system?
-How can document management be used to improve the flow of information in an organization?
-What are the benefits of establishing hardware and software standards?
-Your assignment is to automate a clerical process. What steps will you take in carrying out the assignment?
-What experience do you have with using management information systems?
-To what extent have you developed user documentation in your present job?
-You've been given the assignment to develop a training program for a new application. Approximately 30 staff will require training. What steps will you take in developing the training?
-How do you know what to include in a training program without an assessment?
-Your assignment is to prepare the specifications to purchase a new application. What will you do?
-Tell us about your experience in programming?
-What are some of the reasons for automating a process or procedure?
-You have been asked to evaluate a new automated system. What steps will you take?
-Tell us why you’re interested in this particular technology position.
-Provide some examples of either work or school courses that relate to this position.
-What experience do you have in help desk operations?
-What items of information would you request from a user to effectively address a technical problem?
-What experience do you have with personal computers?
-Explain to us what local area networks and wide area networks are, and how, if at all, are they related.
-Tell us about your work as it relates to the operation of a data center?
-What experience do you have in developing applications?